...It's rare to see an sm bdsm relationship depicted as well as in this webtoon. I see that a lot of people are not happy with the ending. I can't say the ending is bad but it does reflect, imo, a strange choice of the author. To end it with a trauma... So, here's my 5 cents. Trauma changes everything and regression is a very usual consequence. We've seen that the trauma of separation and loss hit the D so hard that he went into derealisation. And then, he spiralled down into smth toxic, as the relationship itself. D went into the desire to really hurt and s went into self harm. Btw, I don't think that D screaming about s being his possession and not allowing him to harm himself is particularlly strange or rare. I have met quite a few Dom(me)s in my life and I am yet to meet one who is not possessive about the sub they love. Also, in every relationship, bdsm or not, breaking off things without a proper conversation is hell and breaks people. And with Ds, there's always an issue of control. So, at the same moment, the top lost his loved one and all the control, his reality broke totally, only to realise that the bottom was (probably) going to end up killed. And that's one hell of a trauma. The way it was depicted here could give you a nice feel as to who is the person that ultimately has the power in the relationship. I am not trying to say that the top was right to do the things that he did, he was not, he spiralled mentally and that's what trauma does to you. But it hit hard the sub as well. If falling into psychological (or moral) sadism is what happened to the top, regression into moral masochism is what I believe happened to the bottom. People who enjoy masochistic play do not enjoy self harm. No one enjoys self harm (and this comes from someone who used to self harm in their youth). It's a response to trauma, a coping mechanism. So, at the end of the day, I think I can understand why the author depicted their relationship in the end as they did, I just can't fathom why did they chose to end the webtoon there. People say that the side stories would be even worse. We'll see. If that's true, what I will conclude for myself is that this story was not finished at the end. Yup, therapy would be needed but that is really a strange choice for an ending. Makes me wonder if the aithor lost their ideas or had to rush for some reason, or really wanted an anti climitic ending. If the latter is true, welp, it's one of a hell of an ruined orgasm for the readers.
...It's rare to see an sm bdsm relationship depicted as well as in this webtoon. I see that a lot of people are not happy with the ending. I can't say the ending is bad but it does reflect, imo, a strange choice of the author. To end it with a trauma... So, here's my 5 cents. Trauma changes everything and regression is a very usual consequence. We've seen that the trauma of separation and loss hit the D so hard that he went into derealisation. And then, he spiralled down into smth toxic, as the relationship itself. D went into the desire to really hurt and s went into self harm. Btw, I don't think that D screaming about s being his possession and not allowing him to harm himself is particularlly strange or rare. I have met quite a few Dom(me)s in my life and I am yet to meet one who is not possessive about the sub they love. Also, in every relationship, bdsm or not, breaking off things without a proper conversation is hell and breaks people. And with Ds, there's always an issue of control. So, at the same moment, the top lost his loved one and all the control, his reality broke totally, only to realise that the bottom was (probably) going to end up killed. And that's one hell of a trauma. The way it was depicted here could give you a nice feel as to who is the person that ultimately has the power in the relationship.
I am not trying to say that the top was right to do the things that he did, he was not, he spiralled mentally and that's what trauma does to you. But it hit hard the sub as well. If falling into psychological (or moral) sadism is what happened to the top, regression into moral masochism is what I believe happened to the bottom. People who enjoy masochistic play do not enjoy self harm. No one enjoys self harm (and this comes from someone who used to self harm in their youth). It's a response to trauma, a coping mechanism.
So, at the end of the day, I think I can understand why the author depicted their relationship in the end as they did, I just can't fathom why did they chose to end the webtoon there. People say that the side stories would be even worse. We'll see. If that's true, what I will conclude for myself is that this story was not finished at the end. Yup, therapy would be needed but that is really a strange choice for an ending. Makes me wonder if the aithor lost their ideas or had to rush for some reason, or really wanted an anti climitic ending. If the latter is true, welp, it's one of a hell of an ruined orgasm for the readers.